Mishima, Kagoshima

Mishima, Kagoshima
Mishima
三島村
—  Village  —

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Location of Mishima in Kagoshima
Mishima is located in Japan
Mishima
 
Coordinates: 30°48′40″N 130°9′6″E / 30.81111°N 130.15167°E / 30.81111; 130.15167Coordinates: 30°48′40″N 130°9′6″E / 30.81111°N 130.15167°E / 30.81111; 130.15167
Country Japan
Region Kyūshū
Prefecture Kagoshima
District Kagoshima
Government
 - Mayor Tatsuo Ōyama
Area
 - Total 31.36 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population (April 2008)
 - Total 427
 - Density 13.6/km2 (35.2/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number 099-222-3141
Address 12-18, Meizanchō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken
892-0821
Website Village of Mishima
Iōjima Island

Mishima (三島村 Mishima-mura?) is a village made up of islands located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The village office is located at Kagoshima City outside the village.

As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 427 and the density of 13.6 persons per km². The total area is 31.36 km².

Mishima means three islands: Iōjima, Kuroshima and Takeshima.

History

After the Meiji Restoration, these islands were allotted to Kawanabe District of Satsuma Province, then transferred to Ōshima District of Ōsumi Province in 1897. Jittō Village was established as a municipality in 1908.

In 1946, the southern seven of the ten islands were put under the administration of the United States and isolated from Japan, so that the remaining three islands formed a tentative Mishima Village. In 1952, when the seven islands were returned to Japan, Jittō Village was officially divided into Toshima Village and Mishima Village. In 1973, two villages were transferred to Kagoshima District.

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